The Canfield Fair provides Red Cross, EMS and ambulance services for attendees. In 2007, about 800

The Canfield Fair provides Red Cross, EMS and ambulance services for attendees. In 2007, about 800 people were treated for various reasons.

Top stats for 2007

Blisters: 136

Cuts and scrapes: 99

Bee stings: 88

Heat exhaustion/fatigue: 20

Total number of patients transported out: 30

Firsthand fair injuries

“We get burned everyday,” said Dolly Crump of North Lima, the owner of Dolly’s Snack Shack. Her worst incident was when her fryer blew up in her face and she had to be treated for burns. Crump also said she sliced off the tip of her finger while cutting onions.

Lori Coler and Mike Janik of Salem are a brother-sister duo who have been coming to the fair since 1970. Coler recalled one year when Janik went to throw a pitchfork in the straw and instead it went through her foot. “I had to get a tetanus shot,” Coler said, laughing about being able to see the holes in her shoes.

Amy Ziccardi of Columbiana has been volunteering for Red Cross at the fair for 18 years and has seen everything from people with bee stings to ride operators falling off rides. One year, Ziccardi said, she delivered a baby.

Homemade candy apples taste good, but the melted candy is dangerous for vendors. “Melted candy sticks to the skin and you can’t get to the water fast enough,” said Ralph Lambert of Lambert’s Concessions. He’s been working the Canfield Fair since 1993 and said burns are part of the job.

Sources: Austintown Fire Department, Red Cross, vendors and dairy cow exhibitor